CHICAGO — Police have linked five recent business robberies on the Far North Side to a single man who may be armed.
In a community alert, Area Three detectives said the robber enters businesses, usually in the evening, and implies that he is holding a weapon under his jacket.
“Give me money,” he orders, before taking cash from the victims.
The alert said the man robbed businesses in:
- the 6300 block of North Clark at 4:27 a.m. on October 8
- the 4800 block of North Ashland at 11 p.m. on October 8
- the 2100 block of West Devon at 7:27 p.m. on October 18
- the 1900 block of West Peterson at 7:06 p.m. on October 2 and 9:12 p.m. on October 16
Police released this video clip of the October 18 incident:
Investigators can be reached at 312-744-8263 regarding crime pattern #P24-3-060.
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